Abigail Banayo has summarized some of the proudest events and experiences of her life in 4 sections: 1) She organized a Filipino pilgrimage as a volunteer in 2012 and helped guide people through the mass. 2) She was on two volleyball teams where she improved her skills with feedback from teammates. 3) She travelled to the Dominican Republic to experience a new culture and improve her communication. 4) She directed a Hawaiian dance performance where she incorporated ideas from her co-dancers.

1. THE PROUDEST EVENTS OF
ABIGAIL BANAYO’S LIFE
Written and Photographed by: Abigail
Banayo

2. Volunteer Experience – Midland
2012
 The two photos display a Filipino
Pilgrimage that occurred in
August 2012. The top photo
displays the stage for the mass
with the different shrines of
Catholic Statues, and the bottom
photo displays myself holding a
cross (white shirt) guiding the
people to receive holy
communion.
 Throughout the pilgrimage I
collaborated with co-ordinators to
organize and prepare the
program that guests were to
follow that day. I also
communicated and guided
people through the processions
and mass.
 This volunteer experience helped
me learn to always value my
traditions, family and friends, and
to always help others in need.

3. Life Experiences - Teams
 The two photos display the
two different volleyball teams
that I belonged too and
played with, throughout the
fall and winter season.
 Throughout the volleyball
season, I interacted and
participated in tournaments
and competitions. I also
developed and improved on
my volleyball skills with the
help from my other team
members.
 This life experience helped
me learn to consider others
feedback in order to excel
and improve my skills, and to
always have trust and faith in
my other teammates to
support me and the team.

4. Life Experiences - Travel
 The two photos display the
journey I took on an
airplane, travelling to The
Dominican Republic.
 I participated in a group
trip to the Dominican
Republic, in order to
interact and be familiarized
with other cultures.
 This life experience helped
me learn to improve my
communication skills, to be
more involved with school
activities, and to adapt to
different cultural settings
and environments.

5. Achievements – Sports Award
 The top photo displays the
awards that my softball team
won during our softball season,
which consisted of t-shirts,
certificates, photos, and
cheques. The bottom photo
displays my softball team.
 I collaborated with my family
members and created a softball
team that participated in
competitions every Sunday night.
I also interacted and
communicated with other softball
players, in order to improve my
softball skills.
 The achievement of winning the
championship helped me learn
that my family members are very
important factors in my life, and
that winning or losing will always
help a team learn from their
outcome in order to improve for
the next season.

6. Special Events – Hawaiian
Performance
 The two photos display
myself (pink bottom) and my
co-dancers performing a
Hawaiian dance during an
event.
 I arranged and directed the
various dances, as well as
guided and motivated the
other dancers during
practices. Also, I incorporated
dance-move suggestions
from the other dancers into
the final dance.
 This special event experience
helped me learn to listen to
other suggestions, and to
involve ideas into a creation,
in order to improve and
incorporate other ideas so
that everyone can be